bill

See also Bill

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /bɪl/

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Noun

Singular bill

Plural bills

1. (countable) A bill is a piece of paper money; a banknote.
   • Synonym: banknote

   I paid for my sandwich using a twenty-dollar bill.

2. (countable) A bill is a piece of paper telling you what other people have done for you and how much you owe them.
   • Synonym: check

   "Ask the waitress if we can have the bill now."

3. (countable) A bird's bill is its beak (the hard mouth part).
   • Synonym: beak

   The toucan is known for its colorful bill.

4. (countable) (law) A bill is a proposed law.

   The bill passed the Senate.

• 
  This duck has an orange bill (sense 3)
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  A dollar bill (sense 1)

Related words

• coin

Verb

Plain form bill

Third-person singular bills

Past tense billed

Past participle billed

Present participle billing

1. (transitive) If you bill someone, you give or send them a bill.
   • Synonym: charge

   The shop billed me $100 for tickets.

2. (transitive) If you bill a person or an event, you announce them.
   • Synonyms: promote, present and introduce

   He was billed as "The Great Houdini".